The Taylor County Retired Teachers Association is doing their part to help children be more prepared for kindergarten.

President of the Taylor County Retired Teachers Association Faye Howell said less than 50 percent of Campbellsville and Taylor County kindergarteners are prepared to succeed in school, and it’s largely because of vocabulary.

A group of area musicians will pay tribute to singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen later this month.

What is being called BruceFest will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Vineyard. They had played a tribute concert to Bob Dylan, titled BobFest, on May 24 – his 75th birthday – at the same location. That concert was free to the public, as is this one.

Several local and regional groups are coming together to speak out against heroin abuse at an event on Thursday night.

“There’s been a lot of concern about heroin in the community,” said Audrey Myers, Taylor County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. “This is basically to inform the community about how to be part of the solution, and what we need to do as a community to keep this out of our community.”